Volume 10: Fuyao Chapter 12 Hanguang Garden
"I see." Lu Qingshan nodded.
In the Sword Sect, there are at least several hundred sword cultivators at the Eighth Realm, although not as numerous as the hairs on a cow.
If there is no special reason, it is indeed impossible to let a seventh-level swordsman be the master of the main peak.
Lu Qingshan had thought of various possibilities before, but he never imagined this would be the case.
"How many lifetimes can Peak Master Haoran live at most?" Lu Qingshan asked curiously.
Logically speaking, there should be an upper limit to this kind of reincarnation after death.
Otherwise, if this goes on endlessly, a sword immortal will emerge sooner or later.
You know, didn’t a certain emperor live nine lives back then?
Xia Daoyun nodded, "Three lives is the upper limit of the reincarnation method of Haoran Peak Master. In other words, this life is Haoran Peak Master's last chance. If he still fails to achieve the status of a sword immortal in this life, then all his efforts in three lives will be in vain."
"But hard work always pays off. Among all the sword cultivators in the Sword Sect, the only one who has the hope of becoming a sword immortal is Peak Master Haoran."
Lu Qingshan was silent.
It sounds wonderful, but you have to understand that this requires three lifetimes of hard practice and is by no means as simple as saying it.
It is not easy for anyone to disband and rebuild again and again.
Because if you don’t practice to the eighth level, you will not be able to obtain the memories of your past lives.
Moreover, after living another life and gaining the memories of his previous life, will the Lord of Haoran Peak still be himself?
It’s like when Lu Qingshan came to this world, he also gained the memories of his previous incarnation, but obviously his personality no longer had much to do with his previous incarnation.
The memories of the previous incarnation are only a tiny part of his personality.
If Lu Qingshan was asked to exchange the hope of becoming a sword immortal for the price of becoming a tiny part of Lu Qingshan's personality in another life, he would definitely not be willing to make that change.
Because in this life, he has too many things that he cannot give up.
Dragon Bird, Wangchuan River, Peach Blossom...
Qin Yitian, Xia Daoyun...
Of course, there is another very important point.
Lu Qingshan didn’t think that he needed to dissolve his weapons and start over again before he could have a hope of becoming a sword immortal.
In fact, no matter whether it is Li Qiubai, Xie Qingyun or Chu Mushen, they only became sword immortals in this life.
Even if the Lord of Haoran Peak lived for three lifetimes, he would only have the hope of becoming a sword immortal...
"Three lives cannot survive more than one."
Talent is a terrible thing. It makes others feel despair.
"I hope Peak Master Haoran can get what he wants." Lu Qingshan said with emotion.
He has devoted his life to the sword for three lifetimes, and he is in awe of this kind of persistence and obsession.
Xia Daoyun nodded in agreement.
"Except for the seven peak masters..."
"Master, did you forget to mention one person?" Lu Qingshan interrupted Xia Daoyun at this time, staring at her bright and beautiful face. "There are seven peak masters, but Master only mentioned six."
She didn't mention herself just now.
Xia Daoyun glanced at Lu Qingshan, and seemed to feel a little uncomfortable being stared at by Lu Qingshan. He chuckled for no apparent reason and said directly: "My strength was much weaker than that of other peak masters. After all, I have just passed the sixty-nine tribulations, while the other peak masters have all passed the seven tribulations, so I can only barely have the combat power of a primary demon lord..."
Although she is extremely gifted and possesses two legendary talents, she is still young.
So this was not unexpected to Lu Qingshan.
only……
Lu Qingshan raised his eyebrows.
He noticed that Xia Daoyun's wording was "previously".
If that's the case, there should be a sequel.
As expected, Xia Daoyun continued, "But now... I should be able to fight with the master of Guqiu Peak."
Lu Qingshan's heart suddenly trembled.
The master of Guqiu Peak has the combat power of a medium-level Demon Lord, and when he bursts out, he can even briefly reach the combat power of a high-level Demon Lord.
It's only been a few months since we last met, but Master's strength has improved by leaps and bounds?
Doesn’t it say that the higher you go, the harder it becomes to improve your strength?
Did Master have some extraordinary adventure?
Was it the blood spirit crystal he gave to Xia Daoyun that worked, or was it Li Qiubai's sword that opened the sky gate that deeply touched Xia Daoyun?
He began to ponder unconsciously in his heart.
Here, Xia Daoyun continued: "Except for the seven peak masters, there are still 267 eighth-level sword cultivators in the Sword Sect."
The number of Sword Sect cultivators below the fifth realm is roughly the same.
This is the Sword Sect, the most peculiar Taoist sect in the world.
The structures of other sects are all pyramid-shaped, with the largest number of low-level cultivators at the bottom layer, and the number decreases as you go up.
As for the Sword Sect, except for the Ninth Realm Sword Immortal at the top, the number of eighth-realm cultivators at the lowest and highest levels is almost the same, which is truly extremely strange.
"The 267 eighth-level sword cultivators are mostly concentrated in the range of the third to fourth tribulation. There are more than 50 fifth-level cultivators, but there are no more than a handful of sixth-level cultivators."
"This is the foundation of the Sword Sect."
The upper limit of the Tribulation Realm is the Nine Tribulations Monk.
But the upper limit has always been something for geniuses to challenge.
To achieve the ninth realm, one does not need to survive nine heavenly tribulations.
Ordinary cultivators, after three tribulations, can find their own way in heaven and earth and try to achieve harmony with the Tao.
There are also different levels of integration. Choosing a simple path will make it less difficult to integrate.
Relatively speaking, after being promoted to the ninth realm, one's strength among those in the same realm will be relatively weak.
Choosing a difficult path will make you stronger, but at the same time, it will be harder to achieve harmony with the Tao along this difficult path.
The eight realms are a process of accumulation for the Dao.
The more heavenly tribulations a cultivator endures, the stronger he will be. In addition, it also paves the way for advancement to the ninth realm.
First, the more heavenly tribulations one experiences, the deeper one's understanding of the heaven and earth will be, and the easier it will be to comprehend those difficult and powerful great ways.
Secondly, if one wants to be in harmony with the powerful avenue, there are strict requirements on the strength of the cultivator himself.
Hedao emphasizes a good match between two families, just like if you want to marry a beautiful, rich and beautiful woman, you must first meet the requirements.
It's a simple truth that a blacksmith must be strong himself.
…
After listening to Xia Daoyuan's introduction, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but be amazed.
In terms of number of people, the Sword Sect indeed has the smallest number among the seven major Taoist sects.
However, in terms of the average quality of the cultivators, the Sword Sect, which takes the elite route, crushes the other six Taoist sects.
"I just don't know how many of the 3,000 sword cultivators in the Sword Sect will be left after the war between the two clans is over..." At this point, Xia Daoyun sighed.
Lu Qingshan was silent.
The characteristics of sword cultivators also result in them often having the highest casualty rate in large-scale battles.
High attack and weak defense, but at the same time you have to charge forward and be invincible.
If I don’t kill you, the sword cultivator, first, who else can I kill?
Shaking his head, Xia Daoyun stopped worrying about it.
Lu Qingshan is the young master of the Sword Sect, so these will be Lu Qingshan’s family fortune in the future. It is better to leave them to this young disciple to worry about.
"Master, by the way, what's the situation at Huanling Sect?" Lu Qingshan suddenly remembered this and asked hurriedly, "With the help of Shuiyue Temple Master, has the investigation made any progress?"
When this topic was mentioned, Xia Daoyun frowned and said in a deep voice: "It can be considered that there are some gains."
"What's wrong? Is the situation not good?" Seeing Xia Daoyun's expression, Lu Qingshan's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.
Xia Daoyun nodded, "There's something strange about Huanling Sect."
"Well," she considered her words and continued, "There is an inexplicable gap between the high-level cultivators and low-level cultivators of Huanling Sect."
"We have investigated carefully and found that the low-level cultivators of Huanling Sect have rarely seen the high-level cultivators of our sect."
"What's even more strange is that the Huanling Sect is divided into the north and south banks. The south bank is a restricted area, and few Huanling Sect disciples enter it. But once Huanling Sect disciples enter the south bank, they either transform themselves and their strength quickly increases after they come out, quickly growing into powerful cultivators, or they disappear from sight and never appear again."
“The South Bank is like an abyss, hiding many secrets.”
"Also, we discovered that the Huanling Sect seemed to have taken some action during this period. They were actively recalling the cultivators from the border Longcheng Pass and sending them to various places in the Central Spiritual Region, as if they were carrying out a secret mission."
Lu Qingshan also frowned when he heard this.
He somehow smelled a conspiracy.
"But don't worry. The Shuiyue Temple Master and I are investigating the situation as quickly as possible. We have already sent people to follow and keep an eye on the Huanling Sect monks who have called back. With the help of Zhishou Tower and Tianji Temple, the ghosts of the Huanling Sect will definitely have nowhere to hide."
"That's good." Lu Qingshan nodded.
This kind of thing requires the power of the sect, and he alone can't help much.
Every profession has its specialization.
It’s better to believe in the master of Shuiyue Temple.
Xia Daoyun's eyes flashed, and he chuckled. His whole body exuded a completely different temperament. He looked at Lu Qingshan and changed the subject, praising him: "Your cultivation is improving very quickly."
This is a very relaxing state.
At some point, Xia Daoyun no longer displayed the majestic demeanor of a master in front of Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan looked at Xia Daoyun and suddenly asked, "Master, have you never wondered why my cultivation level has improved so quickly?"
"How is that possible? You must feel weird." Xia Daoyun looked at Lu Qingshan with a surprised look as if to say how could you think that.
"Then why has Master never asked about my cultivation progress?" Lu Qingshan paused and asked.
"With your personality, if you could tell, you would have told me long ago. Why bother asking?"
Xia Daoyun propped his chin with his hand, tilted his head slightly, looked at Lu Qingshan's face, and blinked, "Besides, if the miracle of practicing from Jindan to the perfect transformation of the spirit in seven years can be replicated, cultivators would have been worthless a long time ago."
I am touched by the little girl's attitude that Master occasionally showed... Lu Qingshan said secretly, and then spread his hands, "Master understands this principle, but not everyone understands it."
"Why do you need other people to understand? Do they dare to say a word against you?" Xia Daoyun said domineeringly.
"Promise." As soon as she finished speaking, she waved her hand again, flicked her long sleeves, and a ray of light flashed in the air, and finally hovered in front of Lu Qingshan.
An ancient yin-yang jade that looks like a swimming fish.
Lu Qingshan looked over and his heart was suddenly filled with waves.
"This is?"
"The Great Xia Sutra's Fusion Chapter and the Tribulation Crossing Chapter." Xia Daoyun said calmly.
"I just gave you the Great Summer Sutra Transformation Chapter last time. I didn't expect that such a short time has passed and you have already completed the Transformation."
She showed an interested look on her face. "With your progress in cultivation, I can't tell when you will be promoted to the eighth level. To avoid trouble, I will simply give you the Fusion Chapter and the Tribulation Crossing Chapter together."
"As for whether you will practice the Sword Sect's Jie Tian Sword Sutra or the Da Xia Sutra, it's up to you to choose." Xia Daoyun said.
Lu Qingshan glanced at the spiritual jade, and finally reached out his hand to take this extremely precious Yin-Yang ancient jade, put it into the mustard seed, and bowed and said, "Thank you, Master."
"You're welcome." Xia Daoyun waved his hand nonchalantly, then flicked his long sleeves again.
Suddenly, air surged out of the hall, forming illusory patterns, which finally floated neatly in front of Lu Qingshan.
At a glance, he saw buildings lined up on the pattern, one after another.
This is... a thumbnail of Yumen Pass!
Lu Qingshan reacted and looked at Xia Daoyun with a puzzled look, wondering what she meant.
Xia Daoyun remained calm, stretched out her green jade-like finger, and pointed in the air.
Above the pattern formed by the airflow, three areas suddenly began to emit golden light and shine.
In that area, there are many pavilions and palace buildings.
"This is where the high-level monks of Yumen Pass live," Xia Daoyun pointed at the three areas and introduced them to Lu Qingshan one by one. "The largest area is Guiyi Garden, where the monks who have reached the state of transformation live."
In Guiyi Garden, there are countless pavilions arranged like a chessboard.
Xia Daoyun then pointed to the second area which was much smaller than Guiyi Garden, "This is Hanguang Garden... it is inhabited by the combined cultivators."
It can be seen with the naked eye that the buildings in Hanguang Garden are much more luxurious than those in Guiyi Garden. Of course, the biggest difference should be the difference in spiritual energy.
Finally, Xia Daoyun pointed to the smallest of the three areas. The buildings here were already palaces one after another. "This is Kaiyuan Garden. As you can see, it is also where my Liuxu Pavilion is located. It is inhabited by cultivators of the eighth realm."
Lu Qingshan nodded secretly.
"In order to live in these areas, in addition to reaching the corresponding level of strength, you also need to accumulate enough military merits. Both are indispensable."
"Since you have been promoted to the God Transformation Realm, you are qualified to own a residence of your own in Yumen Pass." Xia Daoyun said.
This is also one of the honors and benefits of the monks in Yumen Pass.
After the monks have their own residence in Yumen Pass, they can also enjoy corresponding resource supplies every year.
"Give it here." Xia Daoyun stretched out his hand.
Lu Qingshan was stunned, "What is that?"
"Your identity token." Xia Daoyun said.
He didn't understand what was going on, but he subconsciously handed over his identity token.
Xia Daoyun flicked his fingers lightly, and a crystal card flew out. It turned into a dragon-shaped light and shadow in the air and directly sank into Lu Qingshan's identity token.
"Let's take a look," she said.
Lu Qingshan took the token back, his mind moved, and he probed into it with his spiritual sense.
Identity——Lu Qingshan
Sect - Sword Sect
Authority: B (accumulated military merit: 13050)
Military exploits: 5014
…
A total of 5,000 more military merits.
"What is this?!" Lu Qingshan was surprised.
"I only used twenty-five of the blood crystals you brought back from the abyss. I handed over the remaining five in your name to the monks at Yumen Pass who are proficient in all arts to study and see if they can figure out some secrets of bloodline."
"Blood Spirit Crystal is an extremely precious treasure, and you should be compensated. The initial price at Yumen Pass is to compensate one thousand military merits for one crystal."
"If you have any gains, you will be awarded some additional military merits."
"This is what you deserve." Xia Daoyun explained.
Lu Qingshan was relieved, and asked with concern : "Is the Blood Spirit Crystal useful to Master?"
Xia Daoyun nodded slightly and praised, "It's useful."
Lu Qingshan chuckled, feeling very satisfied.
"Okay, Qingshan, although your current cultivation is only at the Perfect Spiritualization stage, your battle record shows that you already possess the combat power of a Combined Body cultivator, and your battle merit authority has also accumulated to the B-level," Xia Daoyun said, "You can choose one of the unused pavilions in Hanguang Garden as your residence."
Lu Qingshan was slightly stunned.
Hanguang Garden?
That is the residence of the monks who have achieved the state of fusion in Yumen Pass.
The master completely treated him as a fusion cultivator and arranged treatment for him according to the standards for a fusion cultivator.
"Yes, I understand." Lu Qingshan replied.
"However, only a few people know about your story at present," Xia Daoyun reminded him, "It is not enough for me to know that you can fight against a fusion cultivator, so you also need to show your strength and prove that you deserve the treatment of a fusion cultivator."
"I understand." Lu Qingshan nodded.
If a Jindan cultivator who had reached the state of integration moved into Hanguang Garden, where the Fusion cultivators gathered, and did not show some strength, everyone would probably think that he was seeking special treatment by abusing his title as the Young Master of the Sword Sect.
This would not only cause others to be dissatisfied with him, but would even have some impact on the reputation of the Sword Sect.
